invert
verb (used with object)
to turn upside down.
has inverted
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present perfectof invert (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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No one in the film comments that the city’s population has inverted from one Iranian resident out of 200 to a ratio of 200 to one.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 13, 2025
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has inverted Trent Alexander-Arnold from right-back into midfield since April, when they drew 2-2 with Arsenal.
From BBC ● Dec. 19, 2023
The 2/10 spread has inverted 28 times since 1900.
From Reuters ● Jun. 22, 2023
That track record is why investors across the financial markets have taken notice now that the yield curve has inverted again.
From New York Times ● Jul. 21, 2022
Indeed, in our country, conservatism, through the presence of Slavery, has inverted its usual order.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 09, No. 55, May, 1862 by Various
